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On 08-01-2018 the volcanological guides of the Vulcan Vesuvius Presidium, together with the Alpine Rescue and the Carabinieri Forestali have put in safety and recovered a hiker of Polish nationality, stuck behind a cliff on the wall of Mount Somma. The in-depth knowledge of the territory and the mountaineering technique was particularly valuable for the

New rules for reaching and parking on Vesuvius (If you come from Naples / Ercolano / Torre del Greco) We publish below the rates for parking requested by the local municipal administration (Municipality of Ercolano) Bus. Parking € 50 Along via Osservatorio it reaches up to a height of 1000 meters; let the tourists get

Alpine Rescue vs. Volcanological Guides. In November, the guides of the Vulcano Vesuvio Permanent Presidium carried out two joint exercises with the Alpine and Speleological Relief of Campania, whose object was the recovery of people in an impervious environment. In the exercise days, rope recovery procedures were implemented, both inside the crater and on the

From “Il Mattino” Christmas miracle on the Vesuvius crater. In the afternoon of the eve, just before the closure of the Gran Cono path, a US tourist was seized with a heart attack while he was on top of the volcano. The 60-year-old from Los Angeles, on holiday in Naples for the end of year